Arriving at any point with Follows-Chalk or Waking Cloud as a companion will result in them saying that they always wondered where the den was, but were never brave enough to look for it.

Although the Ghost Den is the home of the unique yao guai Ghost of She, she will only be encountered here after drinking a special tea received as part of the quest Rite of Passage. Several other yao guai will be in the area only during the quest.